This focus area is built on the knowledge of how language is processed, with the intention to apply this knowledge to areas such as communication disorders, digital humanities, language and speech sciences, language technology and neuro-cognitive approaches to language use and language learning. Language technology, including computational and neuro-cognitive technologies, permeates many aspects of life and has an indispensable role to play in the delivery of language policies, language education and language related health care, as well as in a wide range of content industries and the knowledge economy. A critical understanding of how language is processed in the mind as well as language processing technologies is an essential part of a professional’s competence. The focus area is suited for professionals whose work is related to one or more of the following academic fields: Communication Disorder and Speech Therapy, Digital Humanities, Health Informatics, Natural Language Processing and Neuro-cognitive Linguistics.

PolyU reserves the right to change or withdraw the scholarship at any time. In case of any dispute/disagreement, PolyU’s decision is final.

學術研究中心及全球合作夥伴

人文學院與國際知名學府的合作夥伴關係，使學生可與本地和海外學者、研究人員和從業員有不同形式的交流，擴展學生的全球視野。

學院的研究中心包括：

醫療傳意優化國際研究中心

高校應用語言科學聯合中心

語言認知神經科學研究中心

英文專業傳意研究中心

北京大學－香港理工大學漢語語言學研究中心

教學團隊

學術課程成員

(只供英文版本)

課程委員會主席

Prof Christian M.I.M. MATTHIESSEN

PhD UCLA, M.A. UCLA, Phil. Cand. Lund University

Chair Professor Department of English

Research InterestsSystemic-functional Theory and Metatheory, Development of Theoretical and Computational Models of Systems, Meaning Base (Ideation Base, Interaction Base and the Text Base), Multilinguality, Systemic Functional Grammar of English, Grammars of Languages other than English including Work on French, Vietnamese, Akan, currently with Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Òkó, Thai, Bajjika, Systemic Functional Typology, Translation Model and Multilingual Studies, Evolution of Language, Application of Functional Theory and Description in Discourse Interpretation, Profiling of Persons and Institutions, Comprehensive Register/Text Typology based on Context with Semantic and Lexicogrammatical Correlates, Language and the BrainMore

Academic staff at the rank of Assistant Professors or above can be potential supervisors for DALS students. The students are welcome to visit the websites of the following contributing departments for further information about our academic staff: